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Alistair FIeld
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inSided Community Job Board LAUNCHED! 🚀News

Are you hiring?Maybe you are looking for your next Rockstar 👩‍🎤 Community Manager, a stellar 🌠 Community Content Creator or even an experienced leader to drive your Community Strategy to the next level ➕.  “You can dream, create, design and build the most wonderful place in the world…but it requires people to make the dream a reality.”– Walt Disney Due to popular demand we are now providing a space on our inSpired Community to allow customers, prospects and any community professionals to post global job opportunities, the inSpired Job Board.If you have any questions, please let me know! I look forward to seeing your posts.  

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Create a News categoryHow to

The 'News' category can best be described as a communication and information sending category for your company. Do you have a big company update or news to share with your customers, some thought leadership, or inspiration in general? You likely want to post it in a News category. This category type has the following characteristics:Only moderators, community managers and administrators can create topics in this category The default sorting order of this category is set to ‘Newest first’ - this will sort the list after latest published content and not after latest activity (this excludes sticky topics which will always be on the top) Registered users and super users can not post topics in this category, if you want to add a topic of your user to this category you can do so by moving the topic in the Control environment How to create a news categoryCreating a news category, or converting a default category to a news category, is a piece of cake:Go to Control → Platform → Community  Eith

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GameChangerAdmin
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How to Earn Community Points & RanksBlog

Gainsight’s Community Team has been hard at work the last several months to make some exciting new improvements to the Community! One of the changes you might notice is your new badge! As you progress through the various levels of participation, you will receive a new logo against your username that suggests your level of engagement across the different activities you have been doing. Helping others on the Community and earning points can lead to some really cool prizes like Gainsight swag,.gift cards, and other surprises!CHAMPION STATUSOn our old platform, Champion status was the only level available for special recognition and reward. If you were a Champion before, you might notice the trophy icon no longer displays next to your name. There are now 11 levels, and Champion is the 5th badge, because we didn’t want to limit the rewards and recognition to just one achievement. The new system allows us to recognize members at various points in their journey! Be proud of your new badge and

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smondretiGainsight Employee ⭐️
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Introduction: Account Planning for ExpansionCRAWL

IntroductionAchieving sustained growth and maximizing value from your existing customer base requires a strategic and collaborative approach. The "Account Planning for Expansion" stream is designed to help you systematically identify and act on expansion opportunities within your accounts. By developing comprehensive account plans, fostering collaboration between customer success and account teams, and analyzing closed deals for insights, you can create a robust framework for driving growth. This series will guide you through each critical step, providing the tools and strategies needed to enhance customer relationships and support your expansion goals.Key steps to account planning for expansionStep 1: Develop comprehensive account plansEffective expansion strategies begin with meticulous planning. Comprehensive account plans serve as the blueprint for identifying and executing on expansion opportunities within your customer base. These plans align success objectives with expansion goa

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Develop comprehensive account plansWALK

IntroductionEffective expansion strategies require meticulous planning and collaboration across teams. Comprehensive account plans serve as the blueprint for identifying and executing on expansion opportunities within your customer base. These plans align success objectives with expansion goals, ensuring that all stakeholders are working towards the same outcomes. By developing detailed account plans, you can better understand your customers' needs, identify upsell and cross-sell opportunities, and foster stronger customer relationships. This article will guide you through the process of creating comprehensive account plans, building on our previous efforts in orchestrating targeted campaigns and segmenting customers for maximum impact.Why does this matter?Developing comprehensive account plans is essential for several reasons: Strategic alignment: Ensures that all teams are aligned on the same goals and working collaboratively towards achieving them. Targeted growth: Identifies spec

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Foster collaboration with account teamsWALK

IntroductionSuccessful expansion relies on seamless collaboration between customer success and account teams. When these teams work together effectively, they can align their efforts to identify and act on growth opportunities, ensuring that customer needs are met and business objectives are achieved. This article will guide you through best practices for fostering collaboration between customer success and account teams, building on the comprehensive account plans developed previously. By establishing regular communication and joint strategies, you can drive coordinated efforts that enhance customer relationships and support expansion goals.Why does this matter?Fostering collaboration with account teams is crucial for several reasons: Aligned objectives: Ensures that all teams are working towards the same expansion goals. Enhanced communication: Facilitates the sharing of insights and strategies, improving overall efficiency. Stronger relationships: Builds trust and cohesion among

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smondretiGainsight Employee ⭐️
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Analyze closed deals for expansion insightsRUN

IntroductionUnderstanding the factors that contribute to the success or failure of your expansion efforts is crucial for refining your strategies and driving continuous growth. Analyzing closed deals, both won and lost, provides valuable insights into what works and what doesn’t, helping you make informed decisions and improve future initiatives. This article will guide you through the process of conducting post-mortem analyses on closed deals to identify key success factors and barriers. Building on the collaboration between customer success and account teams, this final step ensures that your expansion strategies are data-driven and continuously optimized.Why does this matter?Analyzing closed deals is essential for several reasons: Identify success factors: Understand what contributed to successful deals to replicate these factors in future efforts. Recognize barriers: Identify the obstacles that led to lost deals to address and mitigate them moving forward. Inform strategy: Use

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smondretiGainsight Employee ⭐️
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Introduction: Orchestrate expansion campaigns & initiativesCRAWL

IntroductionExpanding your customer base requires more than just identifying opportunities; it demands a strategic approach to engaging with your audience effectively. The "Orchestrate Expansion Campaigns & Initiatives" stream focuses on executing personalized, data-driven campaigns that drive upsell and cross-sell opportunities. By leveraging customer data and automated tools, you can ensure your campaigns are both impactful and scalable. This series will guide you through the essential steps of creating, segmenting, and optimizing targeted campaigns, providing a comprehensive framework to maximize your expansion efforts.Key steps to orchestrate expansion campaigns & initiativesStep 1: Create targeted expansion campaignsExecuting well-crafted, personalized campaigns is crucial for reaching the right customers at the right time. By leveraging data insights, you can design campaigns that resonate with your audience and drive engagement.Key activities: Identify key objectives: De

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Create targeted expansion campaignsWALK

IntroductionEffective expansion requires more than just identifying potential opportunities; it involves executing well-crafted, targeted campaigns that reach the right customers at the right time. By designing personalized and automated email campaigns, you can drive upsell and cross-sell opportunities, ensuring that your efforts are both efficient and impactful. This article will guide you through creating targeted expansion campaigns, leveraging customer data and best practices to maximize your reach. Following our previous steps of identifying and qualifying expansion opportunities, this step focuses on converting those opportunities into tangible results.Why does this matter?Creating targeted expansion campaigns is crucial for several reasons: Increased efficiency: Automated campaigns save time and resources, allowing your team to focus on strategic tasks. Higher conversion rates: Personalized campaigns are more likely to resonate with customers, leading to higher engagement and

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Segment customers for targeted campaigns

IntroductionEffective marketing and expansion efforts hinge on the ability to deliver the right message to the right audience at the right time. Customer segmentation plays a pivotal role in this process by dividing your customer base into distinct groups based on shared characteristics. This targeted approach ensures that your campaigns resonate more deeply with each segment, driving higher engagement and conversion rates. In this article, we will explore how to segment customers for targeted campaigns, leveraging data-driven insights and best practices to enhance your expansion efforts. Building on our previous step of creating targeted expansion campaigns, segmentation allows for more precise and impactful outreach.Why does this matter?Segmenting customers for targeted campaigns is crucial for several reasons: Personalized communication: Tailored messages resonate better with customers, increasing the likelihood of engagement. Higher conversion rates: Targeted campaigns are more e

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Track and optimize campaign performanceRUN

IntroductionExecuting targeted campaigns is just the beginning of a successful expansion strategy. To truly maximize the impact of these campaigns, it's essential to continuously track their performance and make data-driven optimizations. This approach ensures that your efforts are not only effective but also adaptive to changing customer behaviors and market dynamics. In this article, we will explore how to track and optimize campaign performance, leveraging the insights gained to refine your strategies and achieve sustained growth. Building on our previous steps of creating and segmenting targeted campaigns, this final step ensures that your expansion initiatives are continuously improving and delivering the desired results.Why does this matter?Tracking and optimizing campaign performance is crucial for several reasons: Data-driven decisions: Provides insights into what works and what doesn’t, allowing for informed strategic adjustments. Increased ROI: Ensures that your marketing e

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smondretiGainsight Employee ⭐️
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Introduction: Identify and qualify expansion opportunitiesCRAWL

IntroductionUnlocking new growth potential within your existing customer base requires a strategic approach that leverages comprehensive data insights and proactive engagement. The "Identify and Qualify Expansion Opportunities" stream is designed to help you systematically uncover and act on these opportunities. By integrating usage data, customer health scores, external intelligence, whitespace analysis, and Customer Success Qualified Leads (CSQLs), you can ensure that your expansion efforts are both targeted and effective. This series will guide you through each critical step, providing a robust framework to drive growth and enhance customer relationships.Key steps to identify and qualify expansion opportunitiesStep 1: Collect and analyze usage dataUnderstanding how customers interact with your product is crucial for identifying expansion opportunities. By analyzing usage patterns, you can pinpoint areas where customers may benefit from additional features or services.Key activities:

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Collect and analyze usage dataWALK

IntroductionUnderstanding how your customers use your product is fundamental to identifying expansion opportunities. By collecting and analyzing usage data, you can uncover insights that reveal which features are most valuable to your customers and where there are potential gaps or needs for additional services. This step is the first in our series on accelerating expansion and sets the foundation for leveraging customer signals to generate a pipeline. As we move forward, we will explore how to use customer health scores and company intelligence to further refine these opportunities.Why does this matter?Collecting and analyzing usage data is essential for several reasons: Informed decision-making: Provides a clear picture of customer behavior and product engagement. Identify expansion opportunities: Helps pinpoint high-engagement areas where customers may benefit from additional features or services. Enhance product development: Offers insights into which features are most valuable

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Leverage customer health data to drive expansionWALK

IntroductionUnderstanding and leveraging customer health data is a game-changer when it comes to identifying and driving expansion opportunities. By effectively utilizing health scores, you can gain deep insights into customer satisfaction, engagement levels, and potential growth areas. This article will guide you through the process of leveraging customer health data to drive expansion. Following our initial step of collecting and analyzing usage data, this second step ensures that your efforts are strategically aligned with customer needs and engagement levels. As we move forward, we will delve into monitoring company intelligence to further refine these opportunities.Why does this matter?Leveraging customer health data is essential for several reasons: Informed decision-making: Provides a comprehensive view of customer health, helping prioritize actions and resources. Identify expansion opportunities: Pinpoints high-potential customers who are likely to benefit from additional fea

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smondretiGainsight Employee ⭐️
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Leverage external insights for expansionWALK

IntroductionHarnessing external company intelligence is a powerful strategy for identifying expansion opportunities and staying ahead in the market. By tracking and analyzing external data such as acquisitions, funding, and competitor activities, companies can uncover new avenues for growth and make informed strategic decisions. This article will guide you through leveraging external insights to drive expansion. Building on our previous step of utilizing customer health data, this approach ensures your strategies are well-rounded and informed by both internal and external factors. Why does this matter?Leveraging external company intelligence is essential for several reasons: Informed decision-making: Provides a comprehensive view of market dynamics, helping prioritize actions and resources. Identify expansion opportunities: Helps pinpoint potential growth areas influenced by market trends and competitor activities. Enhance competitive advantage: Staying updated on industry movement

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Identify and utilize whitespace opportunitiesWALK

IntroductionUnlocking new growth avenues often requires looking beyond the obvious. Whitespace analysis allows you to identify gaps in your customer’s portfolio where additional products or services can be introduced. This strategic approach not only helps in maximizing the potential within existing accounts but also ensures that you are offering comprehensive solutions to meet your customers' evolving needs. Following our previous step of leveraging external insights, whitespace analysis provides a detailed, internal view of opportunities that can drive significant expansion. Why does this matter?Identifying and utilizing whitespace opportunities is crucial for several reasons: Maximize account potential: Uncover areas within existing accounts that have untapped potential for upsell or cross-sell. Comprehensive solutions: Ensure that your offerings align with the full spectrum of your customer's needs, enhancing their overall experience. Strategic growth: Provides a data-driven ap

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Identify and qualify CSQLsWALK

IntroductionExpanding within your existing customer base requires a strategic approach to identifying and leveraging Customer Success Qualified Leads (CSQLs). These leads are not just any opportunities—they represent high-potential prospects for upsell or cross-sell, identified through detailed analysis and customer insights. By systematically identifying and qualifying CSQLs, you can ensure that your growth efforts are both focused and effective. This article will guide you through this crucial process, building on our previous steps of analyzing usage data, leveraging health scores, monitoring company intelligence, and conducting whitespace analysis. By integrating these elements, you will create a robust framework for driving expansion. Why does this matter?Identifying and qualifying CSQLs is crucial for several reasons: Targeted growth: Focuses expansion efforts on the most promising opportunities within your customer base. Increased efficiency: Streamlines the process of identif

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Introduction: Capture insights to inform product developmentCRAWL

IntroductionCreating products that truly meet user needs and drive business growth hinges on effectively leveraging customer insights. Customer feedback reveals how well a product or service meets expectations, highlighting both successes and areas needing improvement. By systematically gathering and analyzing this feedback, businesses can transform their product development processes, ensuring each iteration aligns more closely with customer expectations. This series guides you through essential steps, from analyzing customer sentiment to engaging with communities and conducting product advisory boards. Following these steps ensures your product development efforts remain attuned to the evolving needs and desires of your customers, fostering sustained growth and innovation.Key steps to capture insights to inform product developmentStep 1: Analyze Customer Sentiment TrendsUnderstanding customer sentiment provides a comprehensive view of how customers perceive your product. This foundat

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Analyze customer sentiment trendsRUN

IntroductionUnderstanding and leveraging customer sentiment is crucial for any successful product development strategy. Customer sentiment provides insights into how customers perceive your product, identify areas for improvement, and highlight opportunities for innovation. By systematically analyzing customer sentiment, businesses can make informed decisions that enhance user engagement and overall satisfaction. In this article, we will explore methods to capture and analyze customer sentiment trends, setting the stage for more targeted product development efforts. This foundational step is crucial before delving into specific feedback sources such as support tickets and community insights.Why does this matter?Leveraging customer sentiment is crucial for several reasons directly tied to product development: Informed product decisions: Understanding customer sentiment provides a comprehensive view of how customers perceive your product, helping you prioritize features and improvements

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smondretiGainsight Employee ⭐️
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Understand user experience at scaleRUN

IntroductionIn the digital age, understanding how users interact with your product on a day-to-day basis is crucial for driving product development and enhancing user satisfaction. Gathering detailed insights into user experiences helps identify areas for improvement, informs feature development, and ensures that your product meets the evolving needs of its users. In this article, we will explore effective methods for capturing and analyzing user experience at scale, leveraging surveys, community feedback, and other tools. This is a critical step after analyzing customer sentiment trends, as it provides a more granular understanding of user interactions.Why does this matter?Understanding user experience at scale is essential for several reasons: Informed product development: Detailed user feedback helps prioritize features and improvements that enhance the overall product experience. Enhanced user satisfaction: By addressing user pain points and improving usability, you can increase

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smondretiGainsight Employee ⭐️
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Analyze support tickets for insightsRUN

IntroductionCustomer support interactions often hold a treasure trove of insights about how your product is performing in real-world scenarios. Analyzing support tickets can reveal recurring issues, feature requests, and areas where user experience can be improved. By systematically examining these interactions, you can uncover trends that inform product development and enhance customer satisfaction. In this article, we will delve into methods for analyzing support tickets to gather actionable feedback, setting the stage for strategic product enhancements. This step is crucial after understanding user experience at scale, as it provides another layer of detailed insights into customer challenges and needs.Why does this matter?Analyzing support tickets for insights is essential for several reasons: Identify recurring issues: Pinpointing common problems helps prioritize fixes and improvements. Enhance product usability: Addressing issues raised in support tickets can significantly impr

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Leverage community for product feedbackRUN

IntroductionIn today's interconnected world, communities play a pivotal role in shaping product development. By leveraging feedback from customer communities, businesses can gain invaluable insights that drive innovation and enhance product offerings. Engaging with your community not only helps in gathering diverse perspectives but also fosters a sense of belonging and loyalty among users. In this article, we will explore strategies to effectively leverage community feedback for product development. This step is crucial after analyzing support tickets for insights, as it brings in collective wisdom from a broader audience.Why does this matter?Leveraging community for product feedback is essential for several reasons: Collective intelligence: Communities provide a wealth of knowledge and diverse perspectives that can uncover new ideas and improvements. Enhanced engagement: Active community involvement fosters loyalty and a sense of ownership among users. Data-driven decisions: Commu

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Conduct product advisory boardsRUN

IntroductionInvolving your customers directly in the product development process can yield profound insights and foster a deeper sense of collaboration. Product advisory boards provide a structured way to engage with key customers, gather strategic feedback, and ensure that your product evolves to meet their needs. This method not only enhances the product but also builds stronger relationships with your most valuable customers. In this article, we will explore how to effectively conduct product advisory boards to gather actionable insights. Following our exploration of leveraging community feedback, this final step ensures you have a comprehensive approach to integrating customer insights into your product development strategy.Why does this matter?Conducting product advisory boards is essential for several reasons: Strategic insights: Direct interaction with key customers provides deep insights into their needs and challenges. Enhanced product development: Feedback from advisory boa

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Introduction: Gather and manage customer feedbackCRAWL

IntroductionIn today’s fast-paced business environment, understanding and leveraging customer feedback is paramount to building lasting relationships and driving continuous improvement. However, managing this feedback can be a significant challenge, especially when dealing with large volumes from multiple sources and various digital channels. Without good customer feedback management practices, the process can become overwhelming. The "Gather and Manage Customer Feedback" stream focuses on capturing, analyzing, and acting on customer feedback to enhance satisfaction and foster loyalty. Building a customer-centric culture and listening to customer feedback matter now more than ever. This series guides you through each crucial step, from gathering insightful feedback to implementing automated response actions and leveraging customer sentiment to drive strategic decisions, ensuring your business remains attuned to customer needs and poised for growth.Key steps to gather and manage custome

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Capture Insightful Feedback via SurveysWALK

IntroductionImagine a company struggling to tap the full potential of their product. Despite constant improvements, their efforts aren't reflected in their numbers. What could they be lacking? The answer often lies in the quality of feedback they gather from their customers. Capturing insightful feedback is the cornerstone of any successful customer success program. Companies that actively use customer feedback to drive decision-making have higher growth rates than those that don’t. Without understanding the pulse of your customers, you can't effectively drive improvements or align your strategies with their needs. Collecting customer feedback is crucial for understanding your audience, improving user experience, and making informed business decisions. This article dives into how to capture meaningful feedback through surveys, setting the stage for a robust closed-loop feedback system. As you read through, you'll see how this foundational step connects to the subsequent implementation

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